An interactive map will help make Fairfax more bike-friendly
Fairfax County wants to know how people bike to the county’s transit stations. A new crowdsourced map lets cyclists tell them.
Fairfax County’s interactive map. Image from Fairfax County.
People who frequently commute by bike are most likely to know the best routes to various transit stations. They’re also likely to have ideas on how those routes could get better. Planners in Fairfax want this kind of firsthand knowledge so they can better know what to prioritize when it comes to adding bike lanes or installing signs that point cyclists in one direction or another.
The Wikimap lets users propose new routes, as well as point out and describe “problem locations.” It’s a good way for people to talk about barriers and obstacles to biking in Fairfax.
The map will be open for suggestions until June 30th.